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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373 [/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sat., August 16, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (8/13 - 8/15) [/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]IN GENERAL: Blue marlin just a mile off the beach, tuna inside of 30 miles and enough [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]sailfish to keep things interesting sums up the past few days. Add a few roosters, jacks and ladyfish strung out along the shore from the hotels to the lighthouse. It must be Aug. We began our Fly Fishing Safari on Thurs. (8/14) and the first day on cruisers was a hoot with blues, wahoo, yellowfin tuna and even the unusual white skipjack mixed in with the tuna. There was no frowny-frowny at our fiesta last night. Everyone was all Smiles and had stories to tell. Kevin Foster and Dan Dewey, from Danville, Calif., along with David Kuykendall and Linda Peterson from Seattle all told me that they had caught their personal best fish ranging from an 8-pound white skipjack to an approximate 180-pound blue marlin. This morning is Super Panga day with roosters, jacks, dorado and who knows what else the goal. [/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]AIR & SEA -[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Water temperature 79°-83°[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Air temperature 81°-93°[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Humidity about 79%[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Wind ESE at 9 mph[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Conditions Partly Cloudy (FEW) : 20,000 ft[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Visibility 12 miles[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise 6:55 a.m. MST[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunset 7:50 p.m. MST[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Aug. 19 Last Quarter August 27 New Sep. 3 First Quarter Sep 10 Full[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]· OFFSHORE: When the blues bite only a mile off the beach it is tough to define [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]“inshore” from “offshore,” but here goes: blues, sailfish and if you are lucky you [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]will find porpoise inside of 30 miles holding tuna.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]· INSHORE: OK. Blues at a mile, why? Dorado! Not great tonnage, but a few here and [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]there in front of La Ribera to the lighthouse.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]· BEACH: The best bite I found this week as at the sticks around 8 to 8:30, mostly smaller jacks and few roosters in the mid-teens.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]BILLFISH - Settled down this week in a more definable area allowing the boats [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]to give the area a good working over with favorable results for sails, blues and [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]a few stripes.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]YELLOWFIN TUNA - We found porpoise holding inside of 25 miles yesterday (8/15)[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]that were holding tuna from yippee to Oh No size. Small pink fly, instant snap, ZZZZZZZZZZ, fish on![/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]DORADO - A few of the shark buoys are holding some nice-sized fish. The trick [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]is finding the right buoy.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]ROOSTERFISH - Didn't see Bubba this week, but found a few in the mid-teens [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]feeding on sardina practically on the sand.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]JACK CREVALLE - Smaller fish along the beach, still fun on an 8-weight,[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – They’re mixed in with the tuna under the porpoise.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]PARGO AND CABRILLA - A few here and there with the action offshore. Few people took the time to look for them. [/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]SIERRA - Find a bait receiver and it is likely there will be a few hanging around. Bring wire. [/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sat., August 16, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (8/13 - 8/15)[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]IN GENERAL: Esteros are beginning to percolate and can be rewarding for those who are willing to put in their time. There’s plenty of spotted bay bass to fill in the time between exotic bites which will come to the patient fly-fisher. Further out in the [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]deep channel at Devil’s Curve produced a few quality fish including snook, leopard grouper and a palometa Amarillo, all on a chartreuse Baja Deep Diver. [/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Water Temperature 67°-73°[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Air Temperature 73°-84°[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Humidity 77%[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Conditions Partly Cloudy[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Visibility 3 miles[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise 7:00 a.m. MDST[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunset 8:00 p.m. MDST[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Aug. 19 Last Quarter August 27 New Sep. 3 First Quarter Sep 10 Full[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]YELLOWTAIL - Still a fair pick on smaller firecrackers at the entrada and [/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]CORVINA - Bridge, pier and Power Plant good places to start.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]SNOOK - Tough to find, but worth it.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]HALIBUT - Magdalena Bay’s slam dunk, a chartreuse Clouser bounced along a sandy [/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]SIERRA - They are the ones without the yellow on their tails under the bird [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]schools.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week) [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]reports for this area. [/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]NOTE: Because of telephone line transmission problems between the mainland and Baja, we are missing the e-mail report from Zihuatanejo. This is last week’s, however we understand that action has remained about the same. Should the Zihuatanejo report from Ed Kunze come in, we’ll immediately add it.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sat., August 16, 2003 Report covers the period Sun.-Fri. (8/09 - 8/15)[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]IN GENERAL: The action here in Zihuatanejo is basically a carbon copy of the [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]last two weeks. [/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]We have a lot of bonito just 6-8 miles offshore and the blue marlin have been [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]in the area feasting on this bait source. Most of the marlin are running on [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]the small side with the average only being about 180 pounds. At least 3 boats [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]in 10 are hooking a blue every day. [/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Two to three hookups per day per boat is the average for the sailfish.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Inshore, the roosterfish action is staying very consistent, with a lot of [/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]fish in the 30- to 40-pound range being released.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Water Temperature 75º-90º[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Air Temperature 77°-91º[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Humidity 79%[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Wind Calm[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Conditions Scattered Clouds(SCT) : 25,000 ft[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Visibility 10 miles[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise 7:28 a.m. CDST[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunset 8:11 p.m. CDST[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Aug 11 Full Aug. 19 Last Quarter August 27 New Sep. 3 First Quarter[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to: [/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze[/font][/size]

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